Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...

Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 2, 2007 and October 9, 2007 with Edmond Boudreaux, Jr., a longtime Mississippi Gulf Coast resident and active local historian of the region. Mr. Boudreaux discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on...

A Bill: Continuing in pay all discharged soldiers by reason of wounds and injuries received in the service. By Mr. Read; Read first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs,and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the...

A Bill: Continuing in pay all discharged soldiers by reason of wounds and injuries received in the service. By Mr. Read, in the nature of a substitute for the bill to "provide for disabled officers and soldiers"; Postponed and ordered to be printed...

A Bill: Declaring the mode of ascertaining the value of the deliverable to the Government under existing laws. By Mr Semmes, from the Committee on Finance; Read first and second times and ordered to be placed upon the calendar and printed by the...

A Bill: Declaring the mode of ascertaining the value of the tithe deliverable to the government under the true construction of existing laws. December 5, 1864, read first and second times,and referred to Committee of Ways and Means; December 29,...

A Bill: Making an appropriation to erect additional Quarters for Acting Midshipmen at Drewry's Bluff. By Mr Boyce, from Naval Committee; Read first and second times, ordered to be printed , and placed on the Calendar by the Congress of the...

A Bill: Making appropriation for the removal of the naval rope walk and erection of the same. By Mr Boyce, from Committee on Naval Affairs; Read first and second times, placed on the Calendar and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the...

A Bill: Making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the Department of Justice for the half year ending 31 December 1864. By Mr. Lyon, of the Committee of Ways and Means; Read first and second times, laid on the table and...

A Bill: Making further regulations for the taxation of banks and bank notes, and for the confiscation of such notes held by alien enemies. By Mr. Lyon, form Committee of Ways and Means; Read first and second times, made continuing special order...

A Bill: More effectually to prevent and punish Absenteeism and Desertion in the Army. By Mr. Miles, Military Committee; Read first and second times; continuing special order after last special orders; to be printed by the Congress of the...

A Bill: Regulating the granting furloughs and discharges in Hospitals. By Mr. Clark, of Ga; Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Medical Department.. Reported back, committee discharged, laid on table and ordered to be printed...

A Bill: Requiring suit to be brought against persons connected with the Cotton Bureau and Cotton Office in Texas. By Mr. Herbert; January 20, 1865 - Read first and second times and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. March 2, 1865 -...

A Bill: Supplemental to the several acts in relation to public printing. Read first and second times, postponed, ordered to be printed, and made the order of the day for tomorrow by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 12 February...

A Bill: To amend An Act entitled, "An Act to lay taxes for the common defence and carry on the Government of the Confederate States," approved April 24, 1863. By Mr. Pugh, from the Special Committee on Currency; Read first and second times, and...

A Bill: To amend an Act to organize Forces to serve during the War. By Mr. J. M. Smith, from Committee on Military Affairs; Read first and second times; postponed; made order of day for to-morrow, 12 o'clock; to be printed by the Congress of the...